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Democrats Battle Over Future of Party Takes Center Stage in First Detroit Debate

2020 election pulled that much closer with CNN’s first of two Democratic presidential debates held in the city of Detroit on Tuesday.  Much of...

Double Down: Twin Brothers Rehabbing Chicago

The Downing Brothers have caught the eye of HGTV. The twin brothers recently had a pilot program air; the pilot featured their renovation of...

Juliana Stratton Becomes Illinois’ First Black Lieutenant Governor

  For the first time in Illinois history, a Black person sits in the number two seat in the State Capitol. Juliana Stratton is our...

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr. January 15, 1929 --April 4, 1968 All quotes are credited to Dr. Martin Luther King  Jr.   “Faith Is taking the first step even...

Believe Black Women!

  The Lifetime Documentary series “Surviving R Kelly” has caught the attention of men, women and children across the nation and #SurvivingRKelly is exploding on...

2018 Year in Review

2018 didn’t disappoint in the news department. Chicago, as usual, had its fill of highs and lows. The Chicago Defender decided to take a...

JB Pritzker Wins!

    In a high-stakes, high price-tag election, JB Pritzker overwhelmingly won the top seat in Illinois, causing incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner to concede within one...

Go Vote! What Millennials Are Doing To Get Their Peers to Vote

It's election season in Chicago! Cue the political rallies, fundraisers, candidate forums, corporate endorsements, big money ads, pompous rhetoric, mudslinging, petition-signing, yard signs, and ––...

Stop Domestic Violence

  We have seen the color pink everywhere this month in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  However if you have seen the color purple...
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